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WWII Propaganda: Rosie the Riveter & Women’s War Work, Comic Book Heroes & Iconography Propaganda: Any media campaign (radio, tv, movies, magazines, internet, advertisements, “news,”) that seeks to convince people of a particular idea. That idea/propaganda can be a positive idea like “Girls Are As Smart As Boys.” Or the idea/propaganda can be negative, like “All Muslims are Terrorists.” It’s not always easy to tell propaganda– it looks like regular media. It doesn’t come with labels! Rosie as Propaganda: Realities of both European and Pacific Theaters Plus, Stuff for a 2 Front War—Different stuff. a TWO FRONT WAR 12 Million American Soldiers by End of War Waged Work Not Just for Poor Women Anymore. Waged Work as PATRIOTIC. Whole Lotta Rosies I. Women’s Waged War Work: Let’s Do the Numbers 1930: 22% Working Age Female Employment 1940: 25% “ 1945: 37% 6.5 Million Women added to workforce Or 1 in 4 of Married Women at WAGED work (cause they’re all doing unwaged work– right?) 350,000 Women joined the Armed Services 310,000 women worked in aircraft industries, or 65% of total work force II. Women’s Military Service WAC: Women’s Army Aux. Corp B. WAVES: Navy Women’s Auxiliary A. C. Marine Corp Women’s Reserve D. SPARS: Women’s Coast Guard Aux. E. WASP: WOMEN’S AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS F. Army Nurse Corp *54,000 Active Duty *217 Black Nurses *66 POWs E. Navy Nurse Corp: *11,000 Active Duty *11 POWs * 24 Flight Nurses III. Women’s Non-Military and Volunteer Work OSS: Office of Strategic Services: Sisterhood of Spies --Julia Child and Marlene Dietrich A. B. American Red Cross: Nursing, Relief Supplies, Entertainment C. United Service Organization: Programs, Services and Entertainment to Military personnel. IV. Women’s Domestic Work Victory Gardens: Conservation as Patriotism Wonder Woman: A Rosie! Introduced by DC Comics, Jan., 1942, to Suggest Female Power, Sexual Equality and Women’s Role in Fighting “Evil.” How Much Progress Have We Made? Iconography Lesson! Norman Rockwell’s Rosie Bad/Racist Propaganda: Anti-German Propaganda– to encourage Americans to help in the fight against the Nazis. Like Wonder Woman! Anti-Japanese Propaganda: MUCH More Racist than the German Stuff . . . Remember Anti-Asian Racism Lecture? Asian Guy as Sexual Predator. Remember Sambo? Time for the Superman Video!